Top 100 songs for July 10, 1961
This weekly snapshot follows the songs and artists competing across the Billboard Hot 100. Open any entry for its full chart history, or explore 1961 and the 1960s.
This week’s No. 1 is “Tossin' And Turnin'” by Bobby Lewis. Meanwhile, “Pretty Little Angel Eyes” by Curtis Lee rises from No. 74 to No. 46. 11 songs are listed in their first chart week.
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This week’s chart highlights
Biggest climbers
- Pretty Little Angel Eyes — Curtis Leeup 28 places, No. 74 → No. 46
- Peanuts — Rick And The Keensup 26 places, No. 99 → No. 73
- Last Night — Mar-Keysup 25 places, No. 68 → No. 43
New to this week’s Top 10
- Hats Off To Larry — Del ShannonNo. 9
- Dance On Little Girl — Paul AnkaNo. 10
New to this week’s Top 40
- Heart And Soul — Jan & DeanNo. 33
- The Graduation Song... Pomp And Circumstance — Adrian KimberlyNo. 34
- Rainin' In My Heart — Slim HarpoNo. 36
- The Fish — Bobby RydellNo. 37
- Sea Of Heartbreak — Don GibsonNo. 38
- Nature Boy — Bobby DarinNo. 40
First-week entries
- Ready For Your Love — Shep And The LimelitesNo. 79
- You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) — Ral DonnerNo. 83
- Runaround — The RegentsNo. 88
- Boogie Woogie — B. Bumble & The StingersNo. 89
- Mighty Good Lovin' — The MiraclesNo. 91
- A Thing Of The Past — The ShirellesNo. 92
- The Astronaut (Parts 1 & 2) — Jose JimenezNo. 93
- Wishin' On A Rainbow — Phill WilsonNo. 95
- Black Land Farmer — Frankie MillerNo. 97
- What Would You Do? — Jim ReevesNo. 99
- Michael — The HighwaymenNo. 100
First-week entries have one recorded chart week. Climbs and Top 10/Top 40 arrivals use recorded previous positions for consecutive chart weeks; returning songs without a previous position are not classified as debuts.